The new Mitakon Speedmaster 135mm f/1.4 lens will cost $2,999

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The Mitakon Speedmaster 135mm f/1.4 lens is now listed at zyoptics.net. The price is $2,999. Only 100 pieces will be produced. Shipping is expected to start in early 2016. Here are the lens specifications:

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Sony A7R II uncompressed 14 bit RAW firmware update now available

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The Sony A7RII uncompressed 14 bit RAW firmware update version 2.0 is now available for download. Here is the change log:

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Fuji announcement this week

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In case you missed this post, here is another picture of the upcoming Fuji XF 35mm f/2 R WR lens courtesy of digicame-info. The price of the lens in Japan will be ¥48,000 (tax included). Two different colors will be available: black and silver. The price of the XF 1.4x teleconverter WR in Japan will be ¥59,000 (tax included). Both products will be announced this week for the PhotoPlus Expo in NYC (October 21-24). Stay tuned for additional coverage.

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Deal of the day: Lytro camera for $59.95

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If you wanted to try the Lytro lightfield camera but did not want to spend a lot of money, this deal is for you: the Lytro 8GB model is currently $59.95 and it comes with a slip case and free shipping. The original price at launch was $399 (currently selling for is 69).

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What else is new? (XQD cards, patents, DxOMark test results)

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Lexar announced new XQD memory cards (prices: $616.99 for 128GB, $328.99 for 64GB and $177.99 for 32GB).

Panasonic GX8 camera review test
→ The Panasonic GX8 got tested by DxOMark. See the results here.

Tamron 14-150mm F:3.5-5.8 Di III Micro Four Thirds lens test
→ Tamron 14-150mm f/3.5-5.8 Di III Micro Four Thirds lens tested at DxOMark.

Tamron 16-300mm f:3.5-6.3 Di II VC PZD Macro lens test
→ Tamron 16-300mm f/3.5-6.3 Di II VC PZD Macro lens for Sony mount tested at DxOMark.

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Leica has patents for optoelectronic rangefinder.

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Mitakon 135mm f/1.4 lens to be announced soon

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Mitakon will soon announce a new 135mm f/1.4 lens that will be available for Sony FE, Canon (pictures above) and most likely Nikon mounts. Stay tuned for additional details.

Update: the this lens will weight around 3kg (6.6lbs):

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Here are few sample photos taken with a prototype (larger versions available on flickr):

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New video shows the low light capabilities of the Canon ME20F-SH camera

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In addition to the 250MP APS-H-sized CMOS sensor video I posted online yesterday, here is another demo from the 2015 Canon Expo Paris showing the low light capabilities of the Canon ME20F-SH camera that has maximum ISO level of 4,000,000 and a price tag of $19,999:

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Adobe to bring back the old import tool in the next Lightroom update

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Adobe just posted this Lightroom 6.2 update - they will bring back the old import tool in the next release after multiple reports of crashes and extremely slow imports:

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